On Wednesday, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris signed cooperation agreements to fight irregular migration and boost development in Central America.
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The agreements include the creation of a specialized group to fight human smuggling networks, resolve missing person cases, and assist Mexican workers.
In this sense, the U.S. will provide forensic training to law enforcement agencies such as the National Search Commission to help Mexican authorities to resolve over 82,000 cases of missing persons.
Furthermore, loans will be provided for affordable housing, infrastructure projects, and support to rural workers in southern Mexico.
President Joe Biden's administration will cooperate to support labor reforms aimed at addressing child labor in Mexico.
The U.S./Mexico talks concluded in a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for the development of the Central American Northern Triangle region, which includes Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
"The U.S. and Mexico share history and family. Our economies are tied and our security relies on one another. I am here in Mexico City to renew our nation’s important partnership with Mexico," Kamala tweeted.